HTML DOM Style flexGrow Property
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Style flexGrow Property

❮ Style Object

Example

Let the blue DIV element grow five times wider than the rest of the flexible items:

document.getElementById("myBlueDiv".style.flexGrow = "5";
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Definition and Usage

The flexGrow property specifies how much the item will grow relative to the rest of the flexible items inside the same container.

Note: If the element is not a flexible item, the flexGrow property has no effect.


Browser Support

Property
flexGrow Yes 11.0 Yes 6.1 WebkitFlexGrow Yes

Syntax

Return the flexGrow property:

object.style.flexGrow

Set the flexGrow property:

object.style.flexGrow = "number|initial|inherit"

Property Values

Value Description
number A number specifying how much the item will grow relative to the rest of the flexible items. Default value is 0
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Technical Details

Default Value: 0
Return Value: A String, representing the flex-grow property of an element
CSS Version CSS3

Related Pages

CSS reference: flex-grow property

HTML DOM STYLE Reference: flex property

HTML DOM STYLE Reference: flexBasis property

HTML DOM STYLE Reference: flexDirection property

HTML DOM STYLE Reference: flexFlow property

HTML DOM STYLE Reference: flexShrink property

HTML DOM STYLE Reference: flexWrap property


❮ Style Object